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Kwame Kilpatrick hopes President Donald Trump will pardon him so he won't have to pay his federal restitution bill. But a new text message is causing the former Detroit mayor new headaches.
Professor of Literary Arts Kwame Dawes began his three-year term as the fourth poet laureate of Jamaica in January, taking on a role that seeks to foster greater appreciation for Jamaican poetry and ...
PROVIDENCE — Kwame Dawes, a Brown University literary arts professor, has been named poet laureate of Jamaica. As part of his role, Dawes will be charged with “stimulating a greater ...
Widely acclaimed poet Professor Kwame Dawes has been appointed Poet Laureate of Jamaica for 2025 to 2028. In the ceremony of investiture, held at King’s House on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, he ...
Kwame Dawes has been called the "busiest man in literature" by many other poets and writers. The Ghana-born Jamaican recently accepted the position of editing the "American Life in Poetry" ...
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, joined by state’s attorneys from around Illinois, and members of the Conviction Integrity Unit, announces the launch of Illinois’ first targeted effort to ...
For Harlem Children’s Zone CEO Kwame Owusu-Kesse, who credits his education­—and the scholarships that underwrote it—with making possible the life he has had since, the work is personal.
"Hillbilly Elegy" director Ron Howard said that he was "very surprised and disappointed" by JD Vance’s political rhetoric after not knowing about the candidate’s political beliefs.
‘Hillbilly Elegy’ director Ron Howard says he’s ‘surprised and disappointed’ by JD Vance’s campaign rhetoric By Eric Todisco Published Sep. 8, 2024, 10:27 a.m. ET ...
The director of the 2020 movie based on Ohio Sen. JD Vance’s (R) book, “Hillbilly Elegy,” said that he won’t be casting a vote for former President Trump despite Vance being his running ...
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick says he's now a political consultant — one with a unique ability to see through some of the false images that candidates project. Kilpatrick, a former state ...
With the launch of a sparkling water brand, an upcoming book, and new Washington, D.C. restaurant in the works, 2019 F&W Best New Chef Kwame Onwuachi is poised to have his biggest year yet.